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Smartphone sales are hitting a wall, so MediaTek is betting big on a completely different (albeit red-hot) market segment. The Taiwanese chipmaker just approved a flexible $5 billion discretionary financing framework aimed at expanding its footprint in AI data center hardware. It is a timely pivot for sure. Hyperscalers are
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SpaceX said on Thursday that it will remove the unpermitted turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis as it transitions to a permanent, 1.2 gigawatt natural gas power plant. The turbines won’t be completely removed until July 2027, though. SpaceX said that it’s currently operating 69
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Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems. Minnesota IT Services said state officials had yet to identify who was behind the attacks that took place Sunday
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * The Netgear Orbi 370 router has some of the best signal strength we've ever tested in low D&I bands. * Its coverage area rivals router competitors from Eero, TP-Link, and others. * Performance
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Meta’s answer to the “pervert glasses” problem was a small light. It switches on when the camera records, to warn anyone nearby. A sticker costing a couple of dollars switches it off. Engadget’s Karissa Bell tested the workarounds now on sale, cheap LED-blocking stickers marketed as “privacy” accessories.
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The AI boom made GPUs famous. The dull chips that wire thousands of those GPUs together are quietly becoming just as valuable. Xsight Labs, an Israeli chipmaker, has raised more than $300 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. Fidelity led the round. That is more
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The glamorous part of AI is the models. The expensive, unglamorous part is getting them the right data. A startup just raised $40 million betting that job is the next big enterprise layer. DataBahn, a Texas company founded in 2023, has closed a $40 million Series B led by Insight
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Most satellite startups are racing to build smaller. K2 Space is going the other way, on purpose. Investors just handed it $500 million to keep going bigger. K2 raised a $500 million Series D at a $6.8 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the
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The AI boom needs colossal amounts of electricity. That has turned fusion, forever mocked as “30 years away,” into one of the hottest bets in tech. The best-funded player just raised another $1 billion. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, based in Massachusetts, said the round takes its total to $4 billion, roughly
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world's four largest accounting firms alongside EY, KPMG, and Deloitte, has landed in hot water after it was found to have published at least four reports riddled
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When Paul Moore heard the European Commission President saying that the EU age verification app will “give children a safer start online,” he was unconvinced. "Bypassing the latest EU age verification app (2026.07-1) with a Chrome extension," he later posted on X. And it wasn’t the
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